Gonzaga destroyed Xavier in Saturday night’s Elite Eight matchup, 83-59, in a game that was never really close.
And frankly, the Musketeers were lucky to score as many points as they did, since the Bulldogs actually spotted them two points, in a sense.
Near the end of the first half, with Gonzaga clinging to a ten-point lead, Xavier scored two points in one of the most improbable ways possible. It happened when RaShid Gaston missed a jumper from near the free-throw line, followed by Johnathan Williams attempting to haul in the rebound. Unfortunately for him, he bounced the ball off the court, and it landed in the basket.
OFF THE FLOOR AND IN! #Elite8 pic.twitter.com/3hXUWUI6P1
— NCAA March Madness (@MarchMadnessMBB) March 25, 2017
Xavier shot only 35 percent from the field in the game, so they could use every point they could get.
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